‘There’s good news, so let’s shout about it!’
“There’s really good news now coming through about Haywards Heath, so let’s start shouting about it!” was the message to all at the Town Team Briefing held on 18th June. “We’ve a really positive story...
View ArticleGoing through old clothes and helping charity is good fun!
Hi kids! I’ve been having an exciting week, Chipsters! My best friend, Hedgy the Hedgehog was allowed to come over and play after school every day! On Tuesday after school, Hedgy and I got home and...
View ArticleShould council’s planning advisory group meetings be held in public?
The council was forced to defend holding planning advisory group meetings in private this week.Previously Horsham District Council’s Strategic Planning Advisory Groups were held in public, but the last...
View ArticlePension reviews on offer
Free pension reviews are being offered by a new company in Horsham on Tuesday July 2.The economic downturn has left many people with pensions that are underperforming, or which they can’t pay into as...
View ArticleSouthwater gets £60,000 for flood defences
West Sussex County Council has awarded more than £60,000 to Southwater Parish to fund community-led flood prevention schemes.Cabinet members for Highways and Transport and Residents Services...
View ArticleThree arrested over illegal immigration in Burgess Hill
Three people were arrested after being spotted jumping from a lorry in Burgess Hill yesterday (Wednesday June 26).Two women and one man were seen getting out from a foreign-registered lorry in Consort...
View ArticleNine injured in Gatwick traffic accident
Drivers faced major delays last night (Wednesday June 26) travelling around Gatwick following a traffic accident.Now police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between three vehicles that left...
View ArticleAt the Vets: If you see a distressed dog in a car, dial 999
One of my first ever emergencies as a qualified vet was rescuing two poor chow chow dogs from a locked car on a swelteringly hot summer’s day in Cornwall.One was tragically already dying and the other...
View ArticleSaxon Weald chief executive in new NHS role
The NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed the appointment of Saxon Weald chief executive David Standfast as a non-executive director of Sussex Community NHS Trust.Mr Standfast replaces Sue...
View ArticleHorsham Top Trumps champ in UK finals
A Horsham ten-year-old has seen off more than 100,000 school children in a strategic card game to compete to be the UK’s Top Trumps champion in London next Saturday.Louis Moody, 10, who attends...
View ArticleThe new County Times office’s official opening
The County Times’ new home had its official opening this morning.Horsham District Council chairman Philip Circus and vice-chairman Christian Mitchell joined local businesses and well-wishers for the...
View Article£1 million underspent by Horsham District Council
Horsham District Council announced an underspend of £912,000 over the last financial year in a council meeting yesterday.Of the total, £377,000 was accounted to operational underspending and £535,000...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham’s Thursday market, part 1
The Thursday markets are an established feature of Horsham town centre, providing local colour as well as a shopping experience.For these two videos, County Times reporters chatted to a few of the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham’s Thursday market, part 2
The Thursday markets are an established feature of Horsham town centre, providing local colour as well as a shopping experience.For these two videos, County Times reporters chatted to a few of the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Rescusing ‘casualties’ from crashed cars with Worthing firefighters
CUTTING ‘casualties’ free from road traffic collisions, searching pitch-black buildings and zooming up to 100ft are all part of everyday life for firefighters.But today (Thursday, June 27), Herald...
View ArticleTV slot for turf cutter
Students have gained practical experience of manufacturing and business after their potential was harnessed by a leading company.The students on the Land-based Technology course at Plumpton College...
View ArticleCouncil to invest in solar panels
WORTHING Borough Council buildings will have solar panels installed in a bid to cut carbon emissions.The “invest to save” project will see the panels fitted to Portland House, Worthing Leisure Centre...
View ArticleGovernment department gives the thumbs up to apprentices
THE FIRST government department to recruit ICT apprentices is beginning another recruitment drive after their first intake of Northbrook students made a real difference.The Valuation Office Agency, in...
View ArticleInquest hears elderly woman took overdose
An elderly woman chose to end her own life, an inquest at Worthing magistrate’s court heard on Thursday.Veronica Haissell died of an overdose of the painkiller Tramadol, at the age of 79 at her home at...
View ArticleShoppers and store staff raise thousands for airborne rescuers
Customers and staff at Sainsbury’s store in Haywards Heath have donated more than £4,650 to life-savers at Sussex Air Ambulance.Two cheques for £4,450 and £200 were handed over to the charity emergency...
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